The Culture Code

Dr. Christian Poensgen and Eric Partaker just released a new book, “Ultraproductive.” The premise is that if you adopt three specific 90-minute habits, you can increase your productivity by as much as 10x without actually working more. I was skeptical of the premise, so I reached out to Christian to see if we could do a LEADx Live interview. He agreed to walk me through exactly what I need to do to incorporate each 90-minute habit into my life. Specifically, we’ll cover: — Focus: How you can transform your productivity if you devote just 90 minutes a day to deep, uninterrupted work (You don’t need more hours of work, you need higher-quality focus). — Rest: Why 90 minutes of deep and REM sleep can supercharge your brain (You don’t need more hours of sleep, just higher quality). — Stress: Break stress cycles every 90 minutes and recharge in proven ways to maintain energy (You won’t burn out because their proposed routine creates SUSTAINABLE energy). Perhaps no duo of writers is better suited to write a book like this. Eric advised Fortune 50 CEOs while at McKinsey, and he helped build Skype. Christian is a scientist-turned-entrepreneur, writer, and executive coach. If you'd like to become a certified emotional intelligence trainer and coach, go to leadx.org/eq-certification. Mention the podcast when you sign up for a 20% discount.

The CPO of Aperian, Addie Johnsen talks about what it's like to be CPO at a 65-employee organization. We discuss: how she uses the smaller company size to personally coach every leader. how she indexes company values team by team her book recommendations for HR professionals Enjoy! ☕️ 🎧

I break down my problem with the Kirkpatrick model and what you should do about it!

If L&D wants to evolve from "order-taking" into a strategic entity, a significant mindset and behavior shift is required. In comes Dr. Keith Keating, author of The Trusted Learning Advisor and CLO at BDO Canada. He covers: 1. The most common stumbling block L&D professionals run into as they adopt a strategic mindset. 2. How to leap over this stumbling block. 3. The critical traits of a learning advisor.4. What to do when you face resistance from stakeholders. Hope you enjoy 🤓

In this interview, CPO of Consensus Cloud Solutions, Lynn Johnson, explains how she scales and sustains company culture to 600 hybrid and remote employees. A few highlights include: 1. How she sustains culture with "an iron fist but a velvet glove." 2. How despite being a 600-employee company, she scales executive coaching to all of her first-line leaders. 3. Lynn's favorite books and advice for CPOs Enjoy! ☕️ 🛋️ 🎧